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Records of the Lancaster County, Pa., Committee of Safety

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13589
Corporate Author
Lancaster County (Pa.) Committee of Safety.
Call Number
683.4 L694 Oversize
Corporate Author
Lancaster County (Pa.) Committee of Safety.
Physical Description
unpaged 35 cm.
Notes
Microfilm of this material is found in the Peter Force Collection (Microfilm Drawer 4, Sect.5)
Inlaid evelope contains correspondence regarding the miscellaneous material of the Committee of Safety.
For an explanation of the history of this collection see Pennsylvania History, v. 71, no. 2, p. 213-225 article by Francis W. Fox titled "The Minutes and Papers of the Revolutionary Committees in Lancaster County, 1774-1777.
Copy of the microfilm.
Summary
Minutes (1776 Nov. 28 -1777 June 28), including membership lists, information on issues before the committee, and the committee's interaction with other committees.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Committees of safety.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
683.4 L694 Oversize
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Civil War veterans - Information file

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21588
Call Number
Information file - Civil War veterans
Notes
Information files are created for specific subjects that are associated with Lancaster County, e.g. "Rebman's scrap pile", "Ten-hour house". The files contain newspaper and magazine articles about the subject.
Subjects
Veterans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Location
Lancaster History Library - Information File
Call Number
Information file - Civil War veterans
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Descriptive registers, 1829-1903

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19681
Corporate Author
Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania.
Date of Publication
1981.
Call Number
Drawer 15 Section 3
Responsibility
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
Corporate Author
Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Publisher
Pennsylvania State Archives,
Date of Publication
1981.
Physical Description
3 microfilm rolls : negative ; 35 mm
Arrangement of Material
Arranged numerically by registration number.
Notes
RG-15 Records of the Department of Justice, Bureau of Correction, Eastern State Penitentiary (of Pennsylvania).
Series 15.57, rolls # 400-402.
Indexed from October 22, 1829 to June 13, 1895.
Summary
Descriptive registers of inmates incarcerated at the Eastern State Penitentiary. Information provided is name of inmate, crime for which convicted, sentence imposed, date sentenced, name of court in which tried, name of prosecutor, date admitted, date and reason discharged, and a physical description of the inmate including place of birth, age, occupation, race, hair color and type, height, color of eyes, and distinguishing characteristics.
Subjects
Corrections - Pennsylvania.
Correctional institutions - Pennsylvania.
Prisoners - United States.
Criminals - United States.
Correctional institutions.
Corrections.
Criminals.
Prisoners.
Pennsylvania.
United States.
State government records.
Registers - Pennsylvania. - 19th century.
Registers - Pennsylvania - 20th century.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 15 Section 3
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Civil War - Information file

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21585
Call Number
Information file - Civil War
Notes
Information files are created for specific subjects that are associated with Lancaster County, e.g. "Rebman's scrap pile", "Ten-hour house". The files contain newspaper and magazine articles about the subject.
Subjects
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Information File
Call Number
Information file - Civil War
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Chests, Pennsylvania German - Information file

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21531
Call Number
Information file - Chests, Pennsylvania German
Notes
Information files are created for specific subjects that are associated with Lancaster County, e.g. "Rebman's scrap pile", "Ten-hour house". The files contain newspaper and magazine articles about the subject.
Subjects
Chests - Pennsylvania.
Furniture - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Information File
Call Number
Information file - Chests, Pennsylvania German
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Christmas customs - Information file

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21548
Call Number
Information file - Christmas customs
Notes
Information files are created for specific subjects that are associated with Lancaster County, e.g. "Rebman's scrap pile", "Ten-hour house". The files contain newspaper and magazine articles about the subject.
Subjects
Christmas - Pennsylvania.
Manners and customs.
Pennsylvania - Social life and customs.
Pennsylvania - Religious life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Information File
Call Number
Information file - Christmas customs
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Presbyterian Records Donegal: [Minutes of Donegal Presbytery1732-1750, 1759-1765, 1766- 1786]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18782
Corporate Author
Synod of New York and Philadelphia (1758-1788). Presbytery of Donegal.
Date of Publication
1732-1786.
Call Number
Drawer 3, sec. 1: #837
Corporate Author
Synod of New York and Philadelphia (1758-1788). Presbytery of Donegal.
Date of Publication
1732-1786.
Physical Description
4 v. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Organized 1732 by the Synod [of Philadelphia]; divided and dissolved 1765; continued in part by Presbytery of Carlisle. Reconstituted as Donegal in 1766 by the Synod of New York and Philadelphia; dissolved 1786.
Affiliation: 1732-1745, the Synod; 1745-1758, Synod of Philadelphia; 1758-1786, Synod of New York and Philadelphia.
Vol. 3 includes minutes of Carlisle Presbytery, May 23, 1765-Apr. 25, 1766.
Labeled as #837.
Microfilm. Philadelphia : Presbyterian Historical Society, 1966. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
Subjects
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. - Presbytery of Donegal - History.
Presbyterian Church - Records and correspondence
Donegal (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
History.
Additional Corporate Author
Synod of Philadelphia (1717-1757). Presbytery of Donegal.
Synod of New York and Philadelphia (1758-1788). Presbytery of Carlisle.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 3, sec. 1: #837
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Bowman Technical School - Information file

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21436
Call Number
Information file - Bowman Technical School
Notes
Information files are created for specific subjects that are associated with Lancaster County, e.g. "Rebman's scrap pile", "Ten-hour house". The files contain newspaper and magazine articles about the subject.
Subjects
Bowman Technical School (Lancaster, Pa.)
Clock and watch making - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Technical education - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Information File
Call Number
Information file - Bowman Technical School
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Presbyterian Records New Castle: [Minutes, 1716-1731, 1759-1957]

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Corporate Author
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of New Castle.
Date of Publication
1716-1814.
Call Number
Drawer 3, sec. 1: #843
Alternate Title
Presbytery of New Castle.
Corporate Author
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of New Castle.
Date of Publication
1716-1814.
Physical Description
4 v. ; 17-34 cm.
Notes
Includes early minutes under the Synods of Philadelphia, and New York and Philadelphia.
Affiliation: 1716-1745, The Synod; 1745-1758, "Old Side," Synod of Philadelphia; "New Side," Synod of New York; 1758-1789, Synod of New York & Philadelphia; 1789-1814, Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
Microfilm. Philadelphia : Presbyterian Historical Society, 1966. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
Subjects
Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - New Castle.
Presbyterian Church - Records and correspondence
Additional Corporate Author
Synod of New York and Philadelphia (1758-1788). Presbytery of New-Castle.
Synod of Philadelphia (1717-1757). Presbytery of New-Castle.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 3, sec. 1: #843
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Presbyterian Records Carlisle: [Minutes, 1765-1766, 1786-1925]

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Corporate Author
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Carlisle.
Call Number
Drawer 3, sec. 1, #478
Responsibility
Presbytery of Carlisle.
Corporate Author
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Carlisle.
Physical Description
v.
Notes
1765-1766 (Synod of N.Y. and Phila.)--1786-1789 (Synod of N.Y. and Phila.) -- 1789-1794 (PCUSA).
Microfilm. [Philadelphia] : Presbyterian Historical Society, 1966. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
Organized 1786 by the Synod of New York and Philadelphia. (An earlier body by this name had existed from May 1765 to May 1766 as an off-shoot of Donegal Presbytery). Was an Old School presbytery during the Schism; merged with the Presbytery of Big Spring (UPNA) in 1958 to form Big Spring (UPCUSA); name changed to Carlisle (UPCUSA) in 1960.
Subjects
Presbyterian Church - Pennsylvania - Cumberland County - Records and correspondence.
Additional Corporate Author
Synod of New York and Philadelphia (1758-1788). Presbytery of Carlisle.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 3, sec. 1, #478
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